DETECTIVES are trying to find out how a woman ended up semi-conscious and completely naked on a road near a Cardiff housing estate.

DETECTIVES are trying to find out how a woman ended up semi-conscious and completely naked on a road near a Cardiff housing estate.

A passing motorist found the 33-year-old woman as he drove along Cherry Orchard Road in Lisvane, Cardiff, on Sunday night.

The woman was naked and believed to be suffering from the effects of the cold.

She was immediately taken to hospital where she is still being treated.

Her clothes were later found in a field nearby.

Residents in the affluent suburb were shocked to learn of the bizarre incident.

However, police now say they believe there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery of the woman.

Detective Sergeant Stuart McKenzie said: "We've conducted a thorough investigation. The area was searched and we located the lady's clothes in a nearby field.

"However, I can confirm there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident. My main concern is for the welfare of the woman and she is in the hands of the health authority."

The woman was found at 7pm by a motorist on the stretch of road passing the Cefn Onn Meadows Estate as it heads out of Cardiff towards Caerphilly.

Residents of the smart estate, made up of light-coloured brick detached homes, were today still shocked by the news.

Mum-of-one Helen Stephens said: "I always tell my daughter not to walk back up from the train station, and she is 26. It really brings it home to you when something like this happens. It is terrifying really."

Along with other residents, she saw a police helicopter circling the area on Sunday evening. The barman of the Old Cottage pub, near where the naked woman was found, said officers had quizzed people in the pub, but no-one knew what had happened.

And Brian Willmott, who has lived on the estate since it was built 13 years ago, said: "I have never known anything like this to happen before."